you bet. i think he thinks i am much more dangerous than al-jazeera. he's that insane. >> well, more extreme weather sweeping across the country this morning. janice dean is live with us with an update. you have a whole lot going on with that map today. >> we have a spring type storm across the great lakes region that brought insteadible amounts of rain that brought louisiana up to a foot of rain. that is pushing taupe the great lakes and midwest. we have the cold western storm system. that will move its way across the country. let's focus on the storm that brought tornadoes over louisiana yesterday. the severe threat is over thank goodness we are seeing a rain threat over this. freezing rain and/or sleet across the midwest be careful as you are traveling on the road. this is the western storm that continues to spin bringing 12 to 18 even 24 inches of snow with bluster which yns that will cause some blizzard effects across portions to the west. that is going to push northward. the energy from the western storm will move across the u.s. bring chicago th